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The comparison between Bevin and Ewen is meaningless.
Suppose we decide, that's it, we're going to clamp down on pacing in the caravan. How is that supposed to work? It them becomes impossible to get back to the bunch, since the caravan often takes up the entire safe width of the road. So pragmatically, a certain amount of drafting in the caravan is accepted. And once some is accepted, riders and teams are going to use that to full advantage.
On Caleb -- there's a certain arrogance by fans that Caleb is a star and has a RIGHT to Sagan's wheel. That was an aggressive move to take the wheel away. Sure, there's going to be bumping in sprints, but this was overt. It wasn't "holding line" or avoiding barriers. Caleb wanted the wheel, which was his by right, and he wasn't going to let another rider have it. We can debate nuance but in the end he threw himself at the mercy of the judges and the result was just.
The comparison between Bevin and Ewen is meaningless.
Suppose we decide, that's it, we're going to clamp down on pacing in the caravan. How is that supposed to work? It them becomes impossible to get back to the bunch, since the caravan often takes up the entire safe width of the road. So pragmatically, a certain amount of drafting in the caravan is accepted. And once some is accepted, riders and teams are going to use that to full advantage.
On Caleb -- there's a certain arrogance by fans that Caleb is a star and has a RIGHT to Sagan's wheel. That was an aggressive move to take the wheel away. Sure, there's going to be bumping in sprints, but this was overt. It wasn't "holding line" or avoiding barriers. Caleb wanted the wheel, which was his by right, and he wasn't going to let another rider have it. We can debate nuance but in the end he threw himself at the mercy of the judges and the result was just.